Inspirational Song Lyrics

[maganda_x3]

Any inspiration song lyrics that you live by?
Have a bad day and you just read that quote so everything will be alright?
Post any of your favorite lyrics that can help someone begin their day and or even finish it! I always look for some great quotes that I can use for motivation.

 

[Jadee]

Lovely thread

Cat Stevens has always seemed wise to me.
I like Fathers and Sons.
Of course it'd've been been it it'd've been Father And Daughter

"It's not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy,
To be calm when you've found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

It's not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
if you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them you know not me.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go."

 

[bleuFunk]

A song that i put on whenever i feel the need for reassurance is "Be Not So Fearful" by Bill Fay:

Be not so nervous, be not so frail
Someone watches you, you will not fail
Be not so nervous, be not so frail
Be not so nervous, be not so frail

Be not so sorry for what you've done
You must forget them now, it's done
And when you wake up you will find you can run
Be not so sorry for what you've done

Be not so fearful, be not so pale
Someone watches you, you will not leave the rails
Be not so fearful, be not so pale
Be not so fearful, be not so pale

Be not so sorry for what you've done
You must forget them now, it's done
And when you wake up you will find you can run
Be not so sorry for what you've done


Other songs that come to mind are "Let It Be" by the Beatles and "Smile" by Nat King Cole (music by Charlie Chaplin! ). I know i could easily come up with others. It's a state i often find myself in.

 

[bleuFunk]

I'm posting another, because i just love this song and the sentiment suits me so perfectly.

Fiona Apple - Waltz (Better Than Fine)

If you don't have a song to sing, you're OK
You know how to get along humming
Mmm-mmm-mmm
If you don't have a date, celebrate
Go out and sit on the lawn and do nothing
'Cause it's just what you must do
And nobody does it anymore

No, i don't believe in the wasting of time
But i don't believe that i'm wasting mine

If you don't have a point to make, don't sweat it
You'll make a sharp one being so kind
And i'd sure appreciate it
Everyone else's goal is to get big-headed
Why should i follow that beat being that
I'm better than fine?

 

[DieZel]

That's a great thread
These are the best spiritual lyrics:

Rise up this morning
Smiled with the rising sun
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singing sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Singing "This is my message to yo-u-u-u"

Singing "Don't worry about a thing"
"Cause every little thing's gonna be alright"

That's Three Little Birds by Bob Marley

 

[lizloveslife]

I love the lyrics to Friends - Led Zeppelin

Bright light almost blinding, black night still there shining,
I can't stop, keep on climbing, looking for what I knew.

Had a friend, she once told me, "You got love, you ain't lonely,"
Now she's gone and left me only looking for what I knew.

Mmm, I'm telling you now, The greatest thing you ever can do now,
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now, It's very easy just...

Met a man on the roadside crying, without a friend, there's no denying,
You're incomplete, they'll be no finding looking for what you knew.

So anytime somebody needs you, don't let them down, although it grieves you,
Some day you'll need someone like they do, looking for what you knew.

Mmm, I'm telling you now, The greatest thing you ever can do now,
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now, It's very easy just...

 

[cerise]

Asi sera
Y para siempre sera
Venimos a vivir
Venimos para amar
Y asi continuaremos
Asi sera

 

[city girl]

let yourself be everything you've always wanted, you'll find what you find, when you find theres nothing - idlewild 'american english'

lets even try to live today, so why not smile, don't dream away your life, cause it is mine - the verve 'history'

i've finally found a new way to say the same things, in imaginary ways. and another line....
it seems far too easy to say the same thing, or choose my own way to use my life up
- idlewild 'el capitan' (most uplifting song ever!)

 

[papa_levante]

BUMP!

I love "Grey Street" by the Dave Matthews Band.

Oh there's an emptiness insde her/and she'd do anything to fill it in
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now/it's more like cold blue ice in her heart
And all the colors mix together to grey/and it breaks her heart

 

[Dajana]

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your innovations

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, oh, oh

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

 

[ChloeFrancoise]

Cat Stevens "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out"

Well if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
'Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are

And if you want to live high, live high
And if you want to live low, live low
'Cause there's a million ways to go
You know that there are

You can do what you want
The opportunity's on
And if you find a new way
You can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
You see, ah ah ah
It's easy, ah ah ah
You only need to know

Well if you want to say yes, say yes
And if you want to say no, say no
'Cause there's a million ways to go
You know that there are

And if you want to be me, be me
And if you want to be you, be you
'Cause there's a million things to do
You know that there are

You can do what you want
The opportunity's on
And if you find a new way
You can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
You see, ah ah ah
It's easy, ah ah ah
You only need to know

Well if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
'Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are

 

[papa_levante]

Jack Johnson's "It's All Understood"

Even if we don't understand, it's all understood.

That specific really touches me. Like, what doesn't make sense to us makes sense to someone out there....

 

[r_r_r]

Buju Banton's Magic City​

I know that the sun will come out tomorrow
Bring me only joy, don’t bring no sorrow
Call me optimistic I believe in life
All is there for a taking, for a price​

In this a magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Oh magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights​

Well the mystic is always around, you enjoy the sights and sounds
So how you don’t wanna be down
This is where I can be found
Hey well the mystic is always around, enjoy the sights and sounds
So how you don’t wanna be down
And, that’s not where I can be​

It’s the magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Oh magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights​

Hey! There I was depressed, frustrated and lonely
Then a voice from nowhere, came and console me
Man do the best you can, you stand up and be a man​

Your in the magic city, with magic lights, whoa magic moments, magical heights
This magic city, magic lights, magical moments, magical heights
​

 

[papa_levante]

Crush by the Dave Matthews Band​

Crazy how it feels tonight
Crazy how you make it all all right, love
Crush me with the things you do
And I do for you anything too
Sitting, smoking, feeling high
And in this moment, it feels so right​

Lovely lady, I am at your feet
God, I want you so badly
And I wonder this: Could tomorrow be
So wondrous as you there sleeping?
Let's go drive 'till morning comes
And watch the sunrise and fill our souls up
Drink some wine 'till we get drunk​

It's crazy I'm thinking
Just knowing that the world is round
And here I'm dancing on the ground
Am I right side up or upside down?
And is this real or am I dreaming?​

Lovely lady, let me drink you please
Won't spill a drop, no, I promise you
Lying under this spell you cast on me
Each moment the more I love you
Crush me, come on, oh yeah​

It's crazy I'm thinking
Just knowing that the world is round
And here I'm dancing on the ground
Am I right side up or upside down?
Is this real or am I dreaming?​

Lovely lady, I will treat you sweetly
Adore you, I mean, you crush me
And it's times like these when my faith I feel
And I know how I love you
Come on, come on
Baby​

It's crazy I'm thinking
Just as long as you're around
And here I'll be dancing on the ground
Am I right side up or upside down?
To each other we'll be facing my love
By love, we'll beat back the pain we've found
You know, I mean to tell you all the things I've been thinking
Deep inside, my friend
Each moment, the more I love you​

Crush me, come on, baby
So much you have given, love
That I would give you back again and again
Oh, my love
Meaning I'll hold you
But please, please, just let me always
...​

 

[kito09]

Beautiful thread
I actually write alot of inspirational songs but anyways, this is one of my favourite inspirtional song

Broken by Lifehouse

The broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time
I am here still waiting though i still have my doubts
I am damaged at best, like you've already figured out

I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
I'm barely holdin' on to you

The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded, I'm an open book instead
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes
That are looking for a purpose, they're still looking for life

I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
with a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain is there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
I'm barely holdin' on to you

I'm hangin' on another day
Just to see what you will throw my way
And I'm hangin' on to the words you say
You said that I will be ok

The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone
I may have lost my way now, haven't forgotten my way home​

​

 

[quijano]

When I'm down and lonely, I listen to Michelle Branch's Breathe. It never fails to cheer me up!

Breathe - Michelle Branch

I've been driving for an hour
Just talking to the rain
You say I've been driving you crazy
and its keeping you away
So just give me one good reason
Tell me why I should stay
'Cause I dont wanna waste another moment
in saying things we never meant to say

And I Take it just a little bit
I, hold my breath and count to ten
I, I've been waiting for a chance to let you in

If I just breathe
Let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is alright
Breathe
Every little piece of me
You'll see
Everything is alright
If I just breathe

Well it's all so overrated
In not saying how you feel
So you end up watching chances fade
And wondering what's real

And I Give you just a little time
I, Wonder if you realize
I've been waiting till I see it in your eyes

If I just breathe
Let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is alright
Breathe,
Every little piece of me
You'll see
Everything is alright
If I just breathe
Breathe

So I whisper in the dark,
Hoping you hear me
Do you hear me?

If I just breathe
Let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is alright
Breathe,
Every little piece of me
You'll see
Everything is alright
Everything is alright if i just breathe... breathe

I've been driving for an hour
Just talking to the rain

 

[softgrey]

Man gets tired
spirit don't
Man surrenders
spirit won't
Man crawls
spirit flies
Spirit lives
when man dies

Man seems
spirit is
Man dreams
the spirit lives
Man is tethered
spirit free
What spirit
is man can be





The Waterboys Spirit lyrics

 

[kito09]

^^ Oh I Reallllllly like that one!!! Thanks for posting it

 

[papa_levante]

No Regrets by Aesop Rock.

And she said: "Look, I've never had a dream in my life because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven't pursued. I knew what I wanted and did it til it was done. So I've been the dream that I wanted to be since day one." You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream... I'd rather live it 'cause dreamers always chase but never get it.